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August 21, 1968; Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovak
Reformer Alexander Dubcek & the Czech Communist Party declared "democratic socialism" in August 1968; but Warsaw Pact nations & Moscow hard liners were not listening.
History of Josefov in Prague
The history of the Jews in Prague is intimately connected with Josefov, the Jewish Ghetto near the Old Town, as far back as the 10th century.
Mucha and the Slav Epic
While Alphonse Mucha was famous for his commmercial art, the Art Nouveau painter was more interested in a grand masterpiece called The Slav Epic.